Inside South Korea US Secretary of State, Anthony BlinkenTo strengthen their alliance in a burning world. He had led the people’s “single and determined voice” in Tokyo. G7 about Middle EastThis turned out to be very similar to what happened in Washington, and in Seoul he reaffirmed his loyalty to his host. North Korean threat made worse by his connections with Russia. It is not surprising that the two countries are on the enemies list. United States of America States punished by international sanctions approached and opened one more front to the White House, if they did not have enough of it.
US and South Korea share “deep concerns” on this issue Growing and dangerous ‘collaboration’ between Pyongyang and MoscowBlinken said at a press conference. “We see that North Korea is providing materials” military equipment to carry out their attacks on Russia. Ukraine and we also see Russia supplying it as well. technology Washington and Seoul claim that Pyongyang sent bullets and various ammunition to Moscow, but both deny this claim. In return, North Korea will receive assistance from Russia in space matters for the first time. spy satellite in orbit. After several attempts, it was unsuccessful, and South Korea will launch its own missile from a US base at the end of the month. It is no small matter that such a proud country is ahead of its southern neighbor.
The summit held between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in the far east of Russia in September confirmed this harmony. Moscow has been Pyongyang’s economic and diplomatic mainstay for decades. The United States, on the other hand, has had the North Korean rock in its shoe since the end of the war on the peninsula. Its disputes with a small, poor country in a corner of Asia have in recent months extended to its geopolitical agenda both in and out of Ukraine. Middle East. Pyongyang blamed the USA Israel survived the confusion and regularly sent arms Hamas. grenade launcher According to Seoul, those used in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel that killed 1,400 people were North Koreans.
hard line
At least the United States has been relieved by the alignment with South Korea since conservatives retook the Blue House. Yoon Suk Yeol lacks his predecessor Moon Jae-in’s admirable patience with North Korea’s excesses and his iron will to calm the peninsula. hard line Despite Seoul and its stubborn alliance with the United States in the region, but also the rise Chinese. Blinken landed in South Korea at another tense moment, once cyclical and now structural, to which both Pyongyang’s missile launches and joint military maneuvers by the United States and South Korea have contributed.
Blinken’s agenda had tightened. During his brief visit to Korea, South met with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Foreign Minister Park Jin and National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong. Washington is disappointed that South Korea, a staunch ally and one of the world’s largest arms exporters, has maintained a policy of not sending weapons to conflict zones. It is unknown how long Seoul can withstand American pressure.
North Korea’s official agency KCNA criticized Blinken’s visit and that of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whom it described as “warmongers” who brought “dark clouds of new wars” to Asia.